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Home About US Awards and Programs Board Information Districts Calendar and Events Youth Activities By-Laws and Manuals News and Publications Special Projects Links AACDE Conservation Partners Announcements Welcome to AACD! AACD Photography Contest (Updated) Dave Ferguson Scholarship 2020-2021 AACDE Scholarship Application (PDF) Welcome to aracd.org the World Wide Web home of The and the 75 local conservation districts of the state of Arkansas. This site is a new undertaking for AACD and you will be seeing a lot of changes and improvements in the days and weeks to come. Your comments and suggestions for improving this site or for making AACD more responsive to your needs as well as questions regarding AACD are always welcome. The Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts 4004 McCain Blvd, Ste. 201-B North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116 Telephone (501) 904-5575 Purpose and Mission The purpose and mission of The Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts is to assist the conservation districts of the state of Arkansas in their efforts to serve the soil and water conservation needs of the people of Arkansas. What is a Conservation District? Conservation districts are political subdivisions of the State of Arkansas. They are a creation of popular vote of resident landowners for the purpose of conserving our land and water resources as authorized by Act No. 197 of the Arkansas General Assembly of 1937; the Nation's first conservation district law. Conservation districts are local governments at work and their specific responsibility is management of our soil and water resources. The idea behind their formation is to keep decision making on soil and water conservation matters at the local level. Each district is governed by a board of five directors who serve without pay. Two directors are appointed by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and three are elected by resident landowners. Noteworthy AACD Virtual Annual Meeting - March 4. 2021 2020-2021 South Central Regional Auxiliary Scholarship Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas High School Seniors Learn to Burn at the AGFC's Prescribed Fire Workshops - 2021 Baxter County CD Tree Catalog (PDF) Baxter County CD Tree Order Form (PDF) (due March 12, 2021) Update on Arkansas USDA Service Centers Opening Status Due to COVID-19 - November 30, 2020 Dave Ferguson Scholarship 2020-2021 AACD Photography Contest - Deadline January 15, 2021 (Updated) USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2021 EQIP Applications through December 18, 2020 USDA Seeks New Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystem Mike Sullivan featured on Arkansas Farm Talk gives overview of NRCS sevices and course talk about relationship with Districts Feral Swine Pilot Project Technician Job Announcements - Deadline May 25, 2020 USDA Announces $5 Million in Wetland Mitigation Banking Program Funds USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2020 EQIP Applications for Six Arkansas RCPP Projects Upcoming Grant Opportunities for Conservation Districts for FY20 Faulkner County Conservation District Updated Website Arkansas Grazing Land Coalition Annual Conference 2020 Hope, AR, March 4, 2020, Greenbrier, AR March 5, 2020 and Melbourne March 6, 2020 Congratulations AACD 2020 Poster and Photo Contest Winners (PDF) Congratulations AACD 2020 Award Winners (PDF) National Conservation Planning Partnership (NCPP) launches new website: NCPP.INFO 2019-2020 South Central Regional Auxiliary Scholarship Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas High School Seniors Review and subscribe to EPA's Hypoxia Task Force (HTF) Newsletter Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program - Keeping it in the Family NACD Awarded Grant to Further Pollinator Conservation Education EPA and Army Propose New "Waters of the United States" Definition Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program - U.S. Forest Service Buffalo River Watershed Management Plan Final Draft Poultry Litter Calculator The Arkansas Nutrient Management Planning Tool Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Impaired Waters Data Update Arkansas’s Final/ Draft Impaired Waterbodies – 303(d) List by Year District Training Material History of Conservation Districts Special Projects Arkansas Mud Drive NRCS State Technical Committee Meeting and Minutes Conservation Partner Announcements Monroe R. Samuel Natural Resources Clinic Winners and Activities Proper Poultry Composting Procedure Video The CALF (Controlled Access and Livestock Fencing) Initiative AACD Area Realignment (PDF) © 2015 The Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts 4004 McCain Blvd, Ste. 201-B North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116 Telephone (501) 904-5575...